And after five matches, Everton remains the only side unbeaten in the English Premier League.

Chelsea had been reeling from its worst start during the decade of Roman Abramovich's ownership, but second-half goals by Oscar and John Obi Mikel secured a 2-0 victory over Fulham. The win put Chelsea on top heading into Sunday's games, dislodging Liverpool, which was beaten 1-0 at Anfield by Southampton.

“I understand at this moment we are not playing very, very well, the results are not especially good,” Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho said. “But the beauty of the Premier League is that . . . everybody loses matches.”

Not Everton — yet. The Merseyside club staged a second-half comeback to beat 10-man West Ham 3-2, with two goals from Leighton Baines before Romelu Lukaku headed in the winner.

A meeting of the league's two winless sides ended with West Bromwich Albion beating Sunderland 3-0. Hull came from behind to win 3-2 at Newcastle, and Aston Villa ended a three-game losing streak by overcoming Norwich 1-0.

At Stamford Bridge, the end of the scoreless first half against Fulham was greeted with boos by some Chelsea fans fearful of a third successive loss. But Oscar stabbed the ball into the net seven minutes into the second half.

The second goal came from an unlikely source — Mikel, who had never scored in the league since joining Chelsea in 2006. It came from the corner after goalkeeper David Stockdale pushed striker Fernando Torres' header over, with John Terry nodding the ball to Mikel, who sliced the ball into the net.

Liverpool has been the surprise of the season as it searches not only for a first English title since 1990, but a return to the Champions League. But against Southampton, Liverpool couldn't find a way past goalkeeper Artur Boruc, who made a key save off captain Steven Gerrard's free kick in the first half and also denied Victor Moses.

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